Tools

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Mainboard Tools

BIOS Tools

Decrypts the passwords used in some most common BIOS (IBM, AMI, Award and Phoenix). Saves/restores BIOS setup settings. Saves the part of the RAM dedicated for the BIOS. Performs brutal attacks (”blasters”) which removes password from a lot of Bioses. A bit dangerous though, can give unexpected and unwanted results. CMOS hex editor can modify the CMOS/NVRAM memory in binary, decimal and hexadecimal ways(only for very experienced hackers). Built-in support pages which provides several tricks and tips, notes about known backdoors etc.

Gujin is a PC boot loader which can analyze your partitions and filesystems. It finds the Linux kernel images available, as well as other bootable partitions (for *BSD, MS-DOS, Windows, etc.), files (*.kgz) and bootable disk images (*.bdi), and displays a graphical menu for selecting which system to boot.

Super Grub Disk (SGD) is a specialty rescue CD for emergency repairs on boot sectors. Despite its name, SGD not only manipulates the Grand Unified Bootloader (GRUB), but also works with the content of other master boot records as well.

CPU Tools

The ultimate stability testing tool for overclockers. The program heats up any x86 CPU to the maximum possible operating temperature that is achievable by using ordinary software. This allows the user to adjust the CPU speed up to the practical maximum while still being sure that stability is achieved even under the most stressful conditions.

Torture-test your CPU in order to make sure that you don't have overheating problems. It will only run on SSE-equipped x86 CPUs, and it is executing a special version of the Gromacs innerloops that mixes SSE and normal assembly instructions to heat your CPU as much as possible.

Displays information about the processor in an x86/PC system. Identifies the vast majority of x86 CPUs and their current clock speed. For chips that support CPUID it will print as much useful information as it can, including detailed cache configuration where possible.

Memory Tests

Thorough, stand alone memory test for x86 architecture computers. It executes a series of numbered test sections to check for errors. These test sections consist of a combination of test algorithm, data pattern and cache setting. The execution orders were arranged so that errors will be detected rapidly.

Tests the Random Access Memory (RAM) on your computer for errors. Released by Microsoft to cater to users who are experiencing problems when running Windows. (Verisign dated ‎Wednesday, ‎April ‎02, ‎2003)

Peripherals Tools

Displays useful information about ATAPI CDROM drive: 1) Identify Device, 2) Drive Inquiry, 3) Mode Sense. On some older drives, you need to use the delay switch or miscellaneous switches. For example, 2-speed Vertos CD-ROM drive in old 386-Intel computer is only recognized with a switch.

System Tools

Displays detailed information about your computer hardware and device operation modes, including undocumented information. This is a demo version with basic hardware and software detection only. Demo Version.

Automatically detects which PCI buses and devices are present. You can browse the detected devices and list all functions of these devices in a detailed display. It also gives you the chance to detect resource conflicts and resolve them.

Hard Disk Wiping

Installation Tools

Partition Management

Other Tools

The Avira AntiVir Rescue System a linux-based application that allows accessing computers that cannot be booted anymore. Thus it is possible to repair a damaged system, to rescue data or to scan the system for virus infections.